At West Deer Bible Church our goal is to bring honor and glory to the one true God through the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, and to praise and worship the Lord in fellowship with other believers for John chapter 5 verse 23 states,

...all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

Our church strives to see all believers grow closer to the Lord and to see the worldwide proclamation of the gospel, the good news of salvation through Jesus for all mankind.  We believe in the Word of God, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, to be the ultimate source of truth in life and we strive to make it the basis of all of our endeavors.

Currently our church has 38 enrolled members and from week-to-week the attendance of our morning worship service is between 35 and 45 persons.  Please take a look at the Ministries page if you would like more information on activities at our church.  If you would learn more about our church doctrine click on the hyperlink below.

Abbreviated Doctrinal Statement

Church Constitution

Church Leadership

Our church is not affiliated with a specific denomination.  We believe in the Church, which is the body of Christ made up of all born-again believers and membership in this body is based only upon ones relationship with Jesus Christ.  The local church is a place where believers in a community can go to worship, to seek discipleship, and to fellowship with other believers.

Our church is led by our elders and deacons.  Our two elders, H.Neville Breck and Allen Beach, are the spiritual leaders at the church.  They are spiritually mature men who are able to teach the Word of God and lead the flock of believers.  Our deacons, David Smith and Jerry Gogolin, oversee the physical needs of the church.  Every year in February we hold a congregational meeting in which members discuss and make decisions affecting the church.

Allen is one of the founding members from the church.  Neville has been an elder since 1983.  Our elders are godly men who have a deep knowledge in the Word of God.  Through their own experiences God has used them to to open peoples eyes and help them to see the truth.  Both elders are very involved in the activities of this church.

The Roots of Our Church

This section is an edited version of the church history written by Jack Gilson for the mortgage burning ceremony in 1987.

In January of 1967, a group of concerned Christians separated from a denominational church because the denomination began a new movement which incorporated principles that did not support some of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith, most notoriously a denial of the infallibility of the Holy Bible, the Word of God.

The elders among this troubled group met to pray asking God's direction to determine what action should be taken.  It was decided to form a New Testament church based on the pure, holy, and unchanging Word of God.  The name chosen for this church was the Fundamental Church of West Deer.

The first church service was held on February 05, 1967 in the Jack Gilson home.  After four Sunday services the group rented the grange hall on Saxonburg Boulevard from the Lutheran church.  On February 23 the Fundamental Church of West Deer was chartered with the purpose of reorganization being to "win souls for Christ".

As the months passed by the prayers of many were answered through obtaining a piece of property and then through the approval of the building plans.  The groundbreaking ceremony was on a cold but beautiful Sunday afternoon, March 17, 1968.  The first Sunday service in the new building was held on November 10, 1968.

Over 18 years later, on May 17, 1987, the congregation celebrated as the mortgage for the church building was burned as the church fully belonged to the congregation and to the work of the Lord.  Even more important than this, the church could increase missions support from fifty percent to nearly seventy-seven percent of its budget.  From the very beginning this church has been very dedicated to supporting world missions.

The church has gone through changes in the past 36 years, including changing the name of the church to "West Deer Bible Church", but our basis, the Word of God, and our mission, to direct the Lord's flock and to spread his light to all men, has not changed.